Robert P. Meehan of Philadelphia voluntarily tendered his unconditional resignation from the practice of law due to his involvement in one of the most disturbing factual scenarios to present itself in a Disciplinary Board matter in a number of years. Meehan was sentenced to a two- to four-year prison term last December, after he pleaded guilty to statutory sexual assault, promoting prostitution of a minor, and corrupting the morals of a minor.

Meehan engaged in sex in his office with a 14-year-old girl who was held hostage and prostituted by a couple Meehan had previously represented. The girl identified Meehan from his name on the office and described the layout of the office to the police. The girl told investigators Meehan offered her “Irish potatoes” Meehan’s wife had made for the office. Meehan bragged of liking young girls and told the victim he had previously had sex with a 12-year-old. Meehan was fired from the firm that previously bore his name after he was indicted and turned himself into the police in 2014.